The top talent is always going to be at this game, and there’s nothing like the evaluation you can get from actually coaching these players in practice and game situations,” Marvin Lewis said.

All seven were on the Bengals practice squad as the 2008 season concluded.

The Cincinnati Bengals' 16-6 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday was more of a beginning than an end.

On Sunday, Cincinnati and Kansas City will share misery and empathy as they end their woeful seasons together. At least one of them will get a win.

Palmer was encouraged by how his elbow reacted to a day of limited practice, leaving the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback more confident he can avoid reconstructive surgery.